by Eoin Colfer
First published 2013
Thirteen-year-old Riley stumbles into a time portal and emerges in Victorian London. Mistaken for a young assassin, he's swept up by a secret society of time-traveling killers. Their ruthless leader pursues Riley, forcing him to navigate this deadly game of cat-and-mouse. With the fate of the past and future at stake, Riley must outwit his cunning foes before they silence him forever.
Genres: science-fiction, 20th-century, adventure, time-travel, action, 21st-century, 19th-century
Vibes: fast-paced, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: cat-and-mouse, fish-out-of-water
Setting: Victorian London
Period: 19th-Century, 20th-Century, 21st-Century
336 pages · Paperback · Puffin